How to implement an EventHandler to update controls
- by Bill
May I ask for help with the following?
I am attempting to connect and control three pieces of household electronic equipment by computer through a GlobalCache GC-100 and iTach. As you will see in the following code, I created a class-instance of GlobalCacheAdapter that communicates with each piece of equipment. Although the code seems to work well in controlling the equipment, I am having trouble updating controls with the feedback from the equipment. The procedure "ReaderThreadProc" captures the feedback; however I don't know how to update the associated TextBox with the feedback. I believe that I need to create an EventHandler to notify the TextBox of the available update; however I am uncertain as to how an EventHandler like this would be implemented.
Any help wold be greatly appreciated.
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
// Create three new instances of GlobalCacheAdaptor and connect.
// GC-100 (Elan) 192.168.1.70 4998
// GC-100 (TuneSuite) 192.168.1.70 5000
// GC iTach (Lighting) 192.168.1.71 4999
private GlobalCacheAdaptor elanGlobalCacheAdaptor;
private GlobalCacheAdaptor tuneSuiteGlobalCacheAdaptor;
private GlobalCacheAdaptor lutronGlobalCacheAdaptor;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
elanGlobalCacheAdaptor = new GlobalCacheAdaptor();
elanGlobalCacheAdaptor.ConnectToDevice(IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.70"), 4998);
tuneSuiteGlobalCacheAdaptor = new GlobalCacheAdaptor();
tuneSuiteGlobalCacheAdaptor.ConnectToDevice(IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.70"), 5000);
lutronGlobalCacheAdaptor = new GlobalCacheAdaptor();
lutronGlobalCacheAdaptor.ConnectToDevice(IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.71"), 4999);
elanTextBox.Text = elanGlobalCacheAdaptor._line;
tuneSuiteTextBox.Text = tuneSuiteGlobalCacheAdaptor._line;
lutronTextBox.Text = lutronGlobalCacheAdaptor._line;
}
private void btnZoneOnOff_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { elanGlobalCacheAdaptor.SendMessage("sendir,4:3,1,40000,4,1,21,181,21,181,21,181,21,181,21,181,21,181,21,181,21,181,21,181,21,181,21,181,21,800" + Environment.NewLine); }
private void btnSourceInput1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { elanGlobalCacheAdaptor.SendMessage("sendir,4:3,1,40000,1,1,20,179,20,179,20,179,20,179,20,179,20,179,20,179,20,278,20,179,20,179,20,179,20,780" + Environment.NewLine); }
private void btnSystemOff_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { elanGlobalCacheAdaptor.SendMessage("sendir,4:3,1,40000,1,1,20,184,20,184,20,184,20,184,20,184,20,286,20,286,20,286,20,184,20,184,20,184,20,820" + Environment.NewLine); }
private void btnLightOff_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { lutronGlobalCacheAdaptor.SendMessage("sdl,14,0,0,S2\x0d"); }
private void btnLightOn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { lutronGlobalCacheAdaptor.SendMessage("sdl,14,100,0,S2\x0d"); }
private void btnChannel31_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { tuneSuiteGlobalCacheAdaptor.SendMessage("\xB8\x4D\xB5\x33\x31\x00\x30\x21\xB8\x0D"); }
private void btnChannel30_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { tuneSuiteGlobalCacheAdaptor.SendMessage("\xB8\x4D\xB5\x33\x30\x00\x30\x21\xB8\x0D"); }
}
}
public class GlobalCacheAdaptor
{
public Socket _multicastListener;
public string _preferredDeviceID;
public IPAddress _deviceAddress;
public Socket _deviceSocket;
public StreamWriter _deviceWriter;
public bool _isConnected;
public int _port;
public IPAddress _address;
public string _line;
public GlobalCacheAdaptor() { }
public static readonly GlobalCacheAdaptor Instance = new GlobalCacheAdaptor();
public bool IsListening { get { return _multicastListener != null; } }
public GlobalCacheAdaptor ConnectToDevice(IPAddress address, int port)
{
if (_deviceSocket != null) _deviceSocket.Close();
try
{
_port = port;
_address = address;
_deviceSocket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
_deviceSocket.Connect(new IPEndPoint(address, port)); ;
_deviceAddress = address;
var stream = new NetworkStream(_deviceSocket);
var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
var writer = new StreamWriter(stream) { NewLine = "\r", AutoFlush = true };
_deviceWriter = writer;
writer.WriteLine("getdevices");
var readerThread = new Thread(ReaderThreadProc) { IsBackground = true };
readerThread.Start(reader);
_isConnected = true;
return Instance;
}
catch { DisconnectFromDevice(); MessageBox.Show("ConnectToDevice Error."); throw; }
}
public void SendMessage(string message)
{
try
{
var stream = new NetworkStream(_deviceSocket);
var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
var writer = new StreamWriter(stream) { NewLine = "\r", AutoFlush = true };
_deviceWriter = writer;
writer.WriteLine(message);
var readerThread = new Thread(ReaderThreadProc) { IsBackground = true };
readerThread.Start(reader);
}
catch { MessageBox.Show("SendMessage() Error."); }
}
public void DisconnectFromDevice()
{
if (_deviceSocket != null)
{
try { _deviceSocket.Close(); _isConnected = false; }
catch { MessageBox.Show("DisconnectFromDevice Error."); }
_deviceSocket = null;
}
_deviceWriter = null;
_deviceAddress = null;
}
private void ReaderThreadProc(object state)
{
var reader = (StreamReader)state;
try
{
while (true)
{
var line = reader.ReadLine();
if (line == null) break;
_line = _line + line + Environment.NewLine;
}
// Need to create EventHandler to notify the TextBoxes to update with _line
}
catch { MessageBox.Show("ReaderThreadProc Error."); }
}
}
